MATRIMONY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 573, 3 July 1933, Page 2

MATRIMONY

WEALTHY AND ATTRACTIVE WIYES OR H.USBANDS AWAIT PROPiOSAL. It's amazing what a lot of coanpanionable, attractive, healthy, happy, rich, ar.istocratic, and igjenerally wellfound and nice-natured people ithere are knocking about unattached. That, at any rate, is the impression given by th'e matrimonial advertisement sections of the Auckland newspapers. Scarcely a day fails to find a cluster of thieise heant messages palpitating in small type. Here you may read intimate and absorbing particulars of the looks, pers.onab.ties, and financial equipment of men and women who have been left behind in life's marrdage race— doubtless beoause of some dirty and unexpected_ knock handed out by Fate. Indeed it could not be otherwise, considering ;the superlative nature of .the qualifications for matrimony which are stated with ■such unabashied earnestness. Here may be gleaned— provided the igleaner measqres up.to the indicated standards — jolly giris of 40, bpld an^ handsome sea captains, attractive English and American .ladies, Australia.n graziers of boundliess means, widows, sports, business ladies, bachelors and sq f ortih. Take a random dip into this brantub of. hopeful hearts,, bulging waUets, and moonlight- and.puise-'beat aspira•tions. What do you find? ^ Youjind that a Douglas Sooial, Cre^ dit Advocate, 31, desires mai-riage wealthy Lady. . . That's a -better plan than anything elaei you're likely to hear of for1- ovei> cqming the stringencies of the present day. Some of these advertisers are what might be called. "snips." That is ttj say, one appearance, and no more, does the adyertisement. make. I'hat is what is lcnown a;s selling power. Oithers seem, to find a sort of semipermanent restingrplace in the matrimonial advertisement sectaon. . An- Indepepdent Navall, 0|S,cer. (re•tired), with a large incdme and a deisire to marry a cultured lady, stated

•"!" j bis only^ . X»ess fart'^^ ihas proyed'the Auckland: gea Captain whe'^vishes to clap leyes a |efined lady* Yput, Ijaye tp liand Vit tp thj's ^ea-dog, hq^yeir^he'e 5^ apr pears ip, sii^htiy^v^rying^guises,*,^ times. On one occasion, for instance, he is Independent Coastal Sea Captain. Mere liaids of 50 or so may, by inyestigatdqn, find their soul-mates lurking behind the announceim'en.ts ^ Of an Absoiutely Geiiuine^ partic^firly pleaisant Gjrl qf ,40, wfxo iTOg&fi mapry a farmer, aj^d « particulai-dy nice g-i.i:i - (38) who, used to country life, like the .other, wants to marry a farmer— must be a sdncere farmer. -No imitati'ons would pass this nice .girl. , iSome of the announcements are . I much longer than ihe othens.. For examipie, you find, entitled Attractive Opportunity, that:— Wealthy, . we|ll-known,f highly ■ respected Gentleman, popular holiday resort, «oqd appearance. .(auperior bome), desires marriage refined Dady (30-40). And' th'at ,an ; Auckland Financial Widow (34), c'harming personality apd appearance, large interests, ,superiior home, desires miarriage Educated, 'Companionable, New Ziealand or English Gentleman. But what a catch is this next one — "Attractive! wealthy English lady, Auckland resident (35), luxurious reisidence, charming personaliiy, good appearance, highly respected, , desires

marriage trustworrthy, genuine Gentleman (35-45)." And sh'e adds the ulti. mate allurement, "means unnecessary." - Wedding-hells will have • to ring pretty prompitly if the attractive, young and wealthy- .widow (27) .who will be touring in July, is to achieve Iher w;ish of being accompanied by fa, husband who1 must be not only hand.some, but companionable also. It is possibie that the Indjependent Frofessipnai .Gentleman .(3.0), handsome, who desires marriage sincere lady, sudt her down -to the ground. . . .... It .w.ouid be gratitfying, tqo, to..pair off the Pleasant Widow, 46, sport, with the Australian Independent Gentleman, (highly respected, Sydney (best circles), who is. clamouring to marry a New Zealand Lady., ^ There, is a refrephing , simplicity about one little proclamation, that of the young lady who wishes to correspond with Man, good position view matrimony. , Just like that Man. Opens up a large field. You could be a starber even if you were not handsome, tall, polished, and. the, sort of person before wihom b.ank managers •beat their forebeads on the floor three times as a prelhninary to an interview. Atteintion must be dratwn to. the uncommon qualification of the Australian Grazier, who.. caps his handspmeness and his wealth with a military appearance. _ • •• ; . The advertisem'ents are divided into two clalsses, those which are apparently inserted by agiencies, on behalf of olients, and those inserted privately, and bearing a naine and a number tp direct rep'lies correctly. There is, in this class, a. businesslike,- • curtness ■about thei Gentleman wishing meet Young Widow, view matrimony, wbose title for replies is simply: "Gent," number so-and-so. - So it goes on, day after day, month after month, year after year, hordes of people ventilatdng their hope of abandoning ;single life.